The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-03-31

The Milwaukee track at Burbank, forty
miles east on the Sioux City e. Dakota
branch il washed out and trains are
abandoned, passengers being brought via
Marion and Scotland. The water ia
thought to be at it's highest now and no
serious damage is apprehended as the ice
is all out.
Mgr. Galemberti, the special papal dele
gate to Berlin, has telegraphed to the pope
that he has obtained from Prince Bismarck
all the religious concessions asked by the
Vatican, but has not obtained any polit
ical concessions.
Congressman McSahne OF Omaha is the
first Democratic representative ever elect
ed in Nebraska.
1t is reported that Bismarck's scheme
to remodel the administration OF Alsace
Lorraine will be presented in the bundles
rath.
The secretary OF the interior said that
he fully concurred in the views OF the at
torney general, as expressed in his recent
opinion, in the case ofthe Northern Pacific
Railroad Company VS.. Guilford Miller,
and that he will be governed thereby in his
Forthcoming decision in the case.
One hundred clerks in the pension office
have volunteered to do extra work until
the close OF the fiscal year.
Col. John w. Eldridge, formerly OF Ten.
nessee, has been appointed consular agent
at Glouchau, Saxony.
The Arensd orr Haddock murder trial is
liable to come to naught, owing to unpleas.
ant discoveries in connection with a juror.
Senator Sherman tell the Cincinnati
workingmen why they should support the
Republican party instead OF forming one
OF their own.
Patsy Cardiff positively refused to bind
himself to match with Pat Killen until
after his meeting with Sullivan, when he
says he will name date.
To the list OF the Buffalo(N. W hotel
fire dead is added the name OF Edward
Whelan OF Newburg, making total OF fit
teen.
Frank Kerner, a religious monomaniac
was convicted OF murder in the second de
gree at Reading, Pa. He killed his wife,
Postmaster Hueger OF Charleston, S. c.,
died recently, and in a few hours there
were five candidates for the vacancy liz
| the field.
Ebeneezer Stanyard murdered Miss Han
cock near Youngstown Ohio. He is ir
JAIL and came near being lynched.
The grand jury OF Victoria county, n
| B., at Edmonton found an Indictment
| against Hon. John Costigan, minister oI
| elections. Indictments were also found
| against his chief convassers. 1.-THE charge
| is proved Costigan will be compelled, un
| der the statute, to resign his position IL
| the cabinet and be disqualified from sit
| ting in the commons.
The river at Yankton has reached high
| water mark. A large section OF the Mil
waukee track at Vermillion was swept away
| by the rising waters.
| The Goddard Brothers, proprietors o.
| the Argus, at Sioux Fall, Oak, have formed
| q stock company and purchased the Lead.
| er and Mail offices. The consolidated pa,
| per will be known as the Sioux Falls Ar,
| gus sLeader.
The lumber manufa cturing season viii
open in the la Crosse district about April
| 15, with twelve mills in operation having
an aggregate capicity for the season. saw
| ing days only. of 200, 100000
| The steamer Chesapeake, belonging ta
| Capt. w. P. Hall, running between Mem.
| phis and Tiptonville, Tenn, burned at New
| Madrid, Mo. She was valued at $40, 600
insured for $15 5000.
The Russian rouble has deprecated to q
| lower point than it reached during the Rus
| so-Turkish war OF 1S77-7S It's normal
price used to be 80 pence. 1t is nowq quoted
at 21 pence, and will probably go lower.
| Hon. Samuel H. Treat, Judge OF the Unit
ed States district court for the Southern
district OF Illinois, died recently.
| William R. Traverse of New York died in
Burmuda on the 10th inst.
The new minister to Liberia, Mr.. c. II.
]. Taylor, will leave for his post about the
middle OF April.
| The Sanderson steel works, Syracuse, N.
Y, were destroyed by fire, The loss is up
ward of $500, 900,
| At Sioux Falls, the engine house of the
| Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad
caught fire and burned to the gro und, to.
gether with the water tank, ice house and
quite a quantity OF wood,
Heavy snow fell on the 9th in all parts
| of Wisconsin. In Milwaukee it averages a
| foot on the level, and is correspondingly
hea vier in the northern counties.
| John English OF Columbus, Ohio, who re.
Gently married Miss Jessie Hatcher, the
| prima donna OF the McCaull Opera com
pany, is worth S5OO,O0O.
The commissioner Of the general land Of
| fee, in letter to the secretary OF the in.
ings be instituted against Charles Redei
OF Bakeryville Dak., for failure to dispose
| OF underbrush and timber refuse in order
| to prevent the spread OF the forest fires
! over land from which he has removed the
timber.
| A Miss Berger, an actress, claiming
Duluth as her home. had a row in New
York restaurant, with Max Mansfield,
editor OF German weekly. Some SHARP
| words passed between the two, when thu
actress Strengthened herself out and shout
ing, "Take this, and this and this" she
struck out la Sullivan. Blood flowed
from the editors nose, his eye began to
close, and his mouth was discolored. Mr.
| Mansfield attempted to stop the flow Of
blood, while Miss Berger. embracing her
opportunity, renewed the battle, and rain,
ed blow after blow on his face with tellins
effect.
| The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has madea practical test OF the PROPOSE,
tion to heat by steam and thus avoid the
use OF stoves, which generally set fire tc
| trains when serious accidents happen. The
| beating steam was allowed to escape intQ
the cars through ordinary radiators, such
as are used in dwelling houses. The supply
was regulated by simple steam cock.
| The president is embarrassed with TWEEN.
ty-two applicants for the vacant District
OF Columbia judgship, one being Hawkeye,
The commi ssioner OF pensions etates
that 2S7, 1876 applications are now before
his office for adjudication. Claims are be,
ing filed at the rate OF 6, 900 week.
Secretary Lamar refuses q request of the
Southern Pacific Railroad company to is.
sue patent for certain land selected by
the company, because till FORGETTING the
| grant il pending In congress.
Emma C. D. Nickerson was granted q di-
vorce from her husband Major Azor III.
Nickerson, with the custody ofher children,
and permission to resume her maiden
name. The grounds for the divorce were
adultery and cruelty. 1t appeared from the
evidence that while Mrs. Nickerson was
abroad her husband procured divorce iu
Philadelphia by fraud, and was married
again in Baltimore to Washington lady
Upon Mrs. Nickerson's return she had the
| Philadelphia divorce set aside, and began
proceedings for q divorce in Washington.
The Philadelphia court had meanwhile in.
dicted the Major for fraud and perjury,
These matters coming to the attention oi
the War Department a court-martial was
ordered, but Major Nickerson forestalled
action on it's part by departing for Canada,
| where he still remains His counsel ad